1983 Tampa Bay Bandits Roster
United States Football League (USFL)
Team Record: 11-7
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Central Division
Coach: Steve Spurrier (11-7)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 359,195, Avg. 39,911 in 9 home dates
1983 Tampa Bay Bandits StatisticsTeam Record: 11-7
Finishing 3rd in the USFL's Central Division
Coach: Steve Spurrier (11-7)
Location: Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 359,195, Avg. 39,911 in 9 home dates
1983 Tampa Bay Bandits Results
The Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 11 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the USFL's Central Division.
Tampa Bay scored 363 points, while the defense conceded 378. Jimmy Jordan tossed for 1,831 yards, while John Reaves and Mike Kelley took a significant amount of snaps also. Danny Buggs paced the receiving corps, snagging 76 passes for 1,146 yards, while Eric Truvillion was targeted regularly as well.
Greg Boone carried the ball for a team-best 694 yards for the Bandits, while Sam Platt additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Jeff George picked off 6 opponent throws. Fred Nordgren topped the defensive unit with 15 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 59 sacks.
Steve Spurrier coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | Gary Anderson | RB | April 18, 1961 | 6'0" | 185 | Arkansas | Columbia, MO USA | 8 | 7 |
| 9 | Zenon Andrusyshyn | K/P | February 25, 1947 | 6'2" | 210 | UCLA | Gunzburg, Germany | 18 | 0 |
| 25 | Alvin Bailey | S/CB | August 8, 1958 | 5'10" | 183 | Alcorn State | Port Gibson, MS | 16 | 4 |
| 28 | Doug Beaudoin | S | May 15, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | Minnesota | Dickinson, ND USA | 16 | 13 |
| 21 | Greg Boone | RB | January 8, 1962 | 5'9" | 196 | Duke | Aberdeen, MA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 71 | Val Brown | DE/LB | November 22, 1960 | 6'5" | 235 | Florida | Hampton, VA | 14 | 0 |
| 88 | Danny Buggs | WR | April 22, 1953 | 6'2" | 188 | West Virginia | Duluth, GA USA | 18 | 17 |
| 63 | Curtis Bunche | DE | August 4, 1955 | 6'5" | 245 | Albany State | Crystal River, FL | 9 | 3 |
| 70 | John Canei | T/G | November 1, 1959 | 6'5" | 258 | Miami | Steubenville, OH | 4 | 4 |
| 75 | Walter Carter | DE/DT | December 19, 1957 | 6'4" | 276 | Florida St. | Richmond, VA USA | 17 | 14 |
| 56 | Keith Clark | LB | July 27, 1958 | 6'4" | 225 | Memphis State | Memphis, TN | 12 | 11 |
| Russ Compton | C | March 25, 1955 | 6'3" | 260 | Indiana | Boise, ID | 1 | 0 | |
| 82 | Martin Cox | WR | August 12, 1956 | 6'0" | 180 | Vanderbilt | Mullins, SC | 15 | 1 |
| 63 | Fred Dean | G/T | March 30, 1955 | 6'3" | 253 | Texas Southern | Gainesville, FL USA | 4 | 4 |
| 32 | Glen Edwards | S | July 31, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Florida A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Roy Eppes | CB/S | July 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 190 | Clemson | Mount Holly, NJ | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | Jim Fitzpatrick | WR | August 28, 1959 | 5'11" | 183 | Illinois State | Omaha, NE | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Carl Franks | RB | December 1, 1960 | 6'1" | 220 | Duke | 3 | 2 | |
| 73 | Ed Gantner | DT/DE | February 4, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Central Florida | Jacksonville, FL | 10 | 3 |
| 33 | Jeff George | CB | December 24, 1957 | 6'1" | 185 | Illinois St. | Atchison, KS USA | 18 | 18 |
| 69 | Steve Gettel | G | May 20, 1959 | 6'2" | 260 | South Carolina | Daytona Beach, FL | 4 | 1 |
| 86 | Lewis Gilbert | TE | May 24, 1956 | 6'4" | 225 | Florida | Naples, FL USA | 18 | 15 |
| 89 | Willie Gillespie | WR | October 24, 1961 | 5'9" | 170 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Starkville, MS USA | 18 | 3 |
| 76 | Andre Gist | G | 6'5" | 230 | West Virginia | Clinton, MD | 6 | 4 | |
| 45 | Mike Goedecker | LB/RB | August 25, 1959 | 6'1" | 225 | Miami | Rochester, PA | 16 | 2 |
| 20 | Tim Groves | S | February 18, 1959 | 6'1" | 210 | Florida | Sumter, SC | 11 | 0 |
| 46 | Warren Hanna | CB/S | July 17, 1961 | 5'11" | 175 | Florida State | Miami Beach, FL | 14 | 6 |
| 54 | Tony Hayes | LB | July 5, 1961 | 6'3" | 226 | Florida A&M | Marianna, FL | 16 | 6 |
| 35 | Richard Holmes | RB | September 24, 1952 | 5'10" | 222 | Edinboro | Hope Mill, NC | ||
| 64 | Bobby Hopkins | G | June 8, 1957 | 6'2" | 265 | Gardner-Webb | Baltimore, MD | 13 | 4 |
| 58 | Alonzo Johnson | LB/DE | November 12, 1959 | 6'3" | 222 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL | 13 | 8 |
| 15 | Jimmy Jordan | QB | February 11, 1958 | 6'1" | 200 | Florida State | Tallahassee, FL | 13 | 6 |
| 12 | Mike Kelley | QB | December 31, 1959 | 6'3" | 195 | Georgia Tech | Sonora, CA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 38 | Tim King | S | March 7, 1960 | 6'2" | 190 | Delaware St. | New York, NY USA | 4 | 2 |
| 51 | Kelly Kirchbaum | LB | June 14, 1957 | 6'2" | 240 | Kentucky | Fort Knox, KY USA | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | Nathaniel Koonce | QB | September 20, 1961 | 6'1" | 196 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL | 8 | 1 |
| 52 | Merv Krakau | LB | May 16, 1951 | 6'2" | 242 | Iowa St. | Jefferson, IA USA | 13 | 5 |
| 60 | Doug Mackie | T | February 18, 1957 | 6'4" | 280 | Ohio St. | Malden, MA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 62 | Ron Mikolajczyk | T/G | June 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 275 | Marshall | Passaic, NJ USA | 14 | 12 |
| 68 | Fred Nordgren | DT | December 11, 1959 | 6'0" | 240 | Portland St. | Hillsboro, OR USA | 18 | 18 |
| 66 | Bob Norris | G | November 13, 1960 | 6'5" | 272 | Iowa Central CC/Eastern Illinois | Pittsfield, IL | 8 | 8 |
| 69 | Bob Oxendine | T | July 26, 1961 | 6'3" | 270 | Duke | 9 | 4 | |
| 61 | Wes Phillips | TE | August 1, 1953 | 6'5" | 275 | Savannah St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | Paul Piurowski | LB | March 16, 1959 | 6'3" | 230 | Florida State | Danville, IL | 18 | 18 |
| 29 | Sam Platt | RB | August 19, 1958 | 6'0" | 195 | Florida State | Jacksonville, FL | 16 | 8 |
| 23 | George Ragsdale | RB | December 4, 1952 | 5'11" | 185 | North Carolina A&T | Dinwiddie, VA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 78 | Jim Ramey | DE | March 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 261 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 18 | 18 |
| 7 | John Reaves | QB | March 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Florida | Anniston, AL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 57 | Ron Reliford | LB | December 12, 1956 | 6'1" | 232 | Louisiana - Monroe | Shreveport, LA | 12 | 3 |
| 70 | Joe Robinson | T | October 10, 1956 | 6'5" | 280 | Ohio State | Fort Wayne, IN | 6 | 5 |
| 72 | Ray Robinson | DE/LB | February 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Houston | Corpus Christi, TX | 7 | 0 |
| 50 | Ron Simmons | DT/G | May 15, 1959 | 6'1" | 260 | Florida State | Perry, GA | 10 | 0 |
| 80 | Tony Stephens | WR/TE | May 16, 1957 | 6'2" | 190 | Florida | Bradenton, FL | 6 | 1 |
| 36 | Ken Taylor | S | April 10, 1958 | 6'1" | 195 | Georgia Tech | Lakeland, FL | 8 | 4 |
| 74 | Ken Times | DT/DE | January 1, 1956 | 6'2" | 246 | Southern | Deerfield Beach, FL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 84 | Eric Truvillion | WR | June 18, 1959 | 6'4" | 205 | Florida A&M | New York, NY USA | 18 | 15 |
| 65 | Jimmy Tyson | LB | October 19, 1959 | 6'1" | 220 | Duke | Wingate, NC | 6 | 2 |
| 67 | Bob Van Duyne | C/G | May 15, 1952 | 6'5" | 243 | Idaho | San Bernardino, CA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 59 | Russ Washington | LB | August 23, 1959 | 6'0" | 220 | Southern Methodist | Memphis, TN | 10 | 9 |
| 34 | Willie Wilder | RB | September 19, 1955 | 6'1" | 195 | Florida | Loughman, FL | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Leon Williams | CB | March 23, 1959 | 5'10" | 180 | Louisville | Tampa, FL | 18 | 8 |
| 44 | Ricky Williams | RB | March 28, 1961 | 5'10" | 173 | Florida State | Griffin, GA | 1 | 1 |
| 30 | Greg Wilson | RB | April 16, 1957 | 6'0" | 195 | East Tennessee State | Orlando, FL | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Bill Winters | C/G/T | July 22, 1954 | 6'5" | 270 | Princeton | Asbury Park, NJ | 11 | 11 |
| 87 | Robert Young | TE | December 28, 1957 | 6'3" | 232 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL | 17 | 1 |
